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Somali and Armenian


Armenian and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
Armenian Highland   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

National Language
Somalia   
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Yemen   
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine   

Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   
Armenian National Academy of Sciences   

Interesting Facts
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  

Similar To
Afar and Oromo Language   
Greek   

Derived From
Arabic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Armenian-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
26   
8
38   
20

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
6   
3

How Many Consonants
21   
11
32   
22

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Armenian manuscript   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
12   
9

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Բարեւ (Barev)   

Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)   

How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?   
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)   

Good Night
Habeenka Good   
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)   

Good Evening
Evening Good   
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)   

Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan   
Բարի օր (Bari or)   

Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan   
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)   

Please
Fadlan   
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)   

Sorry
sorry   
կներեք (knerek’)   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
Ց'տեսություն   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Somali   
Eastern Armenian   

Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali   
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey   

Dialect 2
Benaadir   
Western Armenian   

Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey   

Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf   
Not Applicable   

Where They Speak
Standard Somali   
Not Applicable   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
2   
2

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
6.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
6.00 million   
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali   
Հայերէն (Hayeren)   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri   

French Name
somali   
arménien   

German Name
Somali   
Armenisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Armenians   

History

Origin
19th century   
late 5th century   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Cushitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian   

Standard Forms
Somali   
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
hy   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
hye   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
arm   

ISO 639 3
som   
hye   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
arme1241   

Linguasphere
No data available   
57-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Not Available   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative, Synthetic   

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All Somali and Armenian Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Somali and Armenian dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Armenian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Armenian Dialects are spoken in different Armenian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Armenian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian , Western Armenian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Somali and Armenian Speaking population

Somali and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Somali and Armenian on Somali vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Somali and Armenian Language Codes

Somali and Armenian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Armenian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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